Medi-Cal
AB 158 by Assembly member Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) was amended to extend Medi-Cal coverage to nondisabled residents with chronic hepatitis B (Bill Text, 1/24). The measure is before the Senate after passing out of the Assembly this week (Bill Status, 1/29).
Sen. Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) introduced a measure (SB 1132) pertaining to Medi-Cal applications. In the event that the Department of Health Care Services extends Medi-Cal eligibility to independent adolescents in foster care, the bill would eliminate application requirements for the adolescents to receive Medi-Cal benefits (Bill Text, 1/29).